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Featured Mini Lessons
How is My Air?
Use the AirNow.gov website to determine current air quality in US locations, as well as other information.
Identifying Patterns in PM 2.5
Students will synthesize information from maps that show population, concentrations of PM2.5, and PM2.5-attributable mortality across the globe in order to draw conclusions about the relationship between particulate pollution and human health.
Multiyear Time Plots for Air Quality Data
Students observe how air quality changes over time, for a selected location, using data from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Energy and Matter: Dust Transport
This mini lesson engages students in watching a NASA video related to accumulated dust that makes the trans-Atlantic journey from the Sahara Desert to the Amazon rainforest using NASA's CALIPSO satellite.
Kuril Islands Volcanoes
Compare images from two volcanic eruptions in the Kuril Islands which occurred ten years apart and complete a graphic organizer for impacts on different Earth spheres.
Analyzing a Volcanic Ash Model
Learn about volcanic ash and watch a visualization of the Calbuco volcano to see how ash travels around the world.
Introduction to Volcanic Ash
Watch NASA videos about aerosols and volcanic ash.
